{"id":47646,"date":"2023-03-24T11:54:56","date_gmt":"2023-03-24T09:54:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/mthathaexpress\/three-people-reported-missing-following-heavy-rains-in-port-st-johns-20230324\/"},"modified":"2025-03-21T00:30:42","modified_gmt":"2025-03-20T22:30:42","slug":"three-people-reported-missing-following-heavy-rains-in-port-st-johns-20230324","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/mthathaexpress\/three-people-reported-missing-following-heavy-rains-in-port-st-johns-20230324\/","title":{"rendered":"Three people reported missing following heavy rains in Port St Johns"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"OutlineElement Ltr SCXW152172191 BCX0\">\n<p class=\"Paragraph SCXW152172191 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-US\" paraeid=\"{e4a6051c-7ddd-4330-be03-745cb601565e}{49}\" paraid=\"2004397193\" xml_lang=\"EN-US\">Three people are missing after the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.news24.com\/news24\/community-newspaper\/mthathaexpress\/watch-heavy-floods-bring-port-st-johns-to-a-standstill-20230323\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>heavy rainfall in Port St Johns yesterday<\/strong><\/a>, March 23.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph SCXW152172191 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-US\" paraeid=\"{e4a6051c-7ddd-4330-be03-745cb601565e}{49}\" paraid=\"2004397193\" xml_lang=\"EN-US\">The O.R Tambo Disaster and Risk Management teams from Ingquza Hill Local Municipality have been dispatched to Rhole Village in Lusikisiki to help with the search for the three missing people.<\/p>\n<div class=\"OutlineElement Ltr SCXW152172191 BCX0\">\n<p class=\"Paragraph SCXW152172191 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-US\" paraeid=\"{e4a6051c-7ddd-4330-be03-745cb601565e}{183}\" paraid=\"302984033\" xml_lang=\"EN-US\">Spokesperson for O.R Tambo District Municipality, Zimkhita Macingwane, confirmed that the heavy downpours have left many areas of the district affected as infrastructure, houses, recreational facilities and businesses have been flooded.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div class=\"OutlineElement Ltr SCXW152172191 BCX0\">\n<div contenteditable=\"false\" data-embed24=\"Custom\" data-pos=\"middle\" id=\"embed_5f2a00aa\">\n<div class=\"custom\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" allow=\"autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; picture-in-picture; web-share\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" frameborder=\"0\" height=\"678\" scrolling=\"no\" src=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/plugins\/post.php?href=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.facebook.com%2Fjaredsacks1%2Fposts%2F10113772363969013&amp;show_text=true&amp;width=500\" style=\"border:none;overflow:hidden;\" width=\"500\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"Paragraph SCXW152172191 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-US\" paraeid=\"{5b79bcbb-ea4c-42d2-b161-1ef1265e5079}{73}\" paraid=\"241671474\" xml_lang=\"EN-US\">\u201cIn Port St Johns, a power outage has affected the network connection and the functionality of the Mzimvubu and Port St Johns Water Treatment Works. This has led to the water and sanitation treatment plants in the area to be down since yesterday,\u201d she said. &nbsp;<\/p>\n<div class=\"OutlineElement Ltr SCXW152172191 BCX0\">\n<p class=\"Paragraph SCXW152172191 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-US\" paraeid=\"{5b79bcbb-ea4c-42d2-b161-1ef1265e5079}{224}\" paraid=\"671273806\" xml_lang=\"EN-US\">Macingwane added the O.R Tambo Infrastructure, Water and Sanitation directorate is still investigating the extent of the damages. &nbsp;<\/p>\n<div class=\"OutlineElement Ltr SCXW152172191 BCX0\">\n<div contenteditable=\"false\" data-embed24=\"Custom\" data-pos=\"middle\" id=\"embed_7bd4caf7\">\n<div class=\"custom\">\n<blockquote cite=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/@media24localnews\/video\/7213734538600549637\" class=\"tiktok-embed\" data-video-id=\"7213734538600549637\" style=\"max-width:605px;min-width:325px;\"><section><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/@media24localnews?refer=embed\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"@media24localnews\">@media24localnews<\/a> 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